2024-07-29 15:06:24
After passing the Panhellenic Examinations and admission to a university institution, the search for student accommodation begins. For many students this will take place in a city different from the one in which they lived until now. And especially this year it is happening at a time when rents in all the major cities of the country have skyrocketed.
The data of the Golden Opportunity electronic platform, which was collected and analyzed in a report by the APE – MPE, reveal where the rental and purchase prices for apartments in the wider area of Athens, which gather a large part of the total number of admissions, fluctuate, but and what are the rent prices in Thessaloniki, Patras and Heraklion Crete?
After the Panhellenic bases, the time to find student housing: Prices soar
From 250 to 500 euros for a studio apartment
The average rental price for apartments in the wider area of the capital up to 60 m2 starts from 8.28 euros per square meter in Acharnes (which means for example that for a 30 m2 studio the rent is 248 euros) and reaches up to 16.56 euros per square meter in Voula (which means that for a 30 sqm studio the rent is 496 euros).
The rent increases in the first half of 2024 both in Athens, as well as in Thessaloniki, Patras and Heraklion in Crete, in many cases exceed 10% compared to the first half of 2023. According to the comparative data, the increases are also large in areas with the lowest rent prices per sq.m.
The municipalities of Attica
In more detail, the rental prices per sq.m in the first half of the year for apartments up to 60 sq.m per area in the greater Athens area, always according to data from Golden Opportunity (starting from:
The most “economical” areas
- Acharnes 8.28 euros per sqm (+4.8% compared to the first half of 2023)
- Artemis 8.72 euros per sq.m (+8.2% increase)
- Keratsini 8.8 euros per sq.m (+7.6%)
- Million 8.95 euros per sq.m (+11.2%)
- Petersburg 8.96 euros per sq.m (+4.9%)
- Korydallos 9.47 euros per sq.m (+15.60%)
- Nice 9.52 euros per sq.m (+8.10%)
- Pigeon 9.64 euros per sq.m (+10.40%)
- Galatsi 9.73 euros per sq.m (+8.40%)
- Chaidari 9.85 euros per sq.m (+8.10%)
- Nea Ionia 9.95 euros per sq.m (+7.20%)
Where does the cost rise above 10 euros per sq.m.
- Egaleo 10.11 euros per sq.m
- Kalyvia Thorikou 10.17 euros per sq.m
- Heraklion Attica 10.32 euros per sqm)
- Piraeus 10, 44 euros per sqm,
- St. Dimitrios 10.57 euros per sq.m.
- Gerakas 10.63 euros per sq.m.
- Transformation 10.7 euros per sq.m.
- Pallini 10.73 euros per sq.m
- Kallithea 10.81 euros per sq.m.
- Athens Central Sector 10.88 euros per sqm (9.1% increase)
- Muscat 10.9 euros per sq.m.
- Zografou 10.96 euros per sq.m.
- Byron 11.18 euros per sq.m.
- Poro Rafti 11.21 euros per sq.m.
- Ilioupoli 11.24 euros per sq.m.
- Nea Smyrni 11.43 euros per sqm and
- Cholargos 11.48 euros per sq.m.
Areas with prices – fire
The highest values are set at
- Voula 16.56 euros per sq.m.
- Weights 14, 67 euros per sq.m
- Glyfada 13.69 euros per sq.m
- Elliniko 13, 48 euros per sq.m
- Kifissia 13, 45 euros per sq.m.
- Alimos 13.26 euros per sq.m.
- Bees 12.9 euros per sq.m
- Marousi 12, 63 euros per sq.m.
- Chalandri 12, 63 euros per sq.m.
- Old Faliro 12.23 euros per sq.m.
- Vrilissia 12.15 euros per sq.m.
- New Erythrea 12.14 euros per sq.m.
- St. Friday 12.07 euros per sq.m.
- Saronida 11, 82 euros per sq.m.
- Dafni Attica 11.68 euros per sq.m.
- Kaisariani 11, 6 euros per sq.m. and
- Argyroupoli 11.56 euros per sq.m.
The icon in Thessaloniki – Patras – Heraklion
At Thessaloniki the average rental price for apartments up to 60 m2 amounts to 9.46 euros per m2 in the first half of 2024, showing an increase of 6.7% compared to the corresponding period last year.
In Patras the average rental price amounts to 9.14 euros per sq.m., showing an increase of 13.1%.
In the HERACLION, Crete 9.85 euros per sq.m showing an increase of 10.5%
Is it worth buying a property?
The lowest prices for buying an apartment up to 80 sq.m in the wider area of the capital start in Acharnes from 1710 euros per sq.m, marking an increase of 10.30% compared to last year. For example, for a 30 sq.m. studio, an average purchase price is 51,300 euros.
Prices reach up to 5,507 euros per sq.m in Voula, which means that for a 30 sq.m. studio, the market reaches 165,150 euros.
The prices according to the CHE database (which includes thousands of properties) are (from highest to lowest):
The most expensive areas
Voula 5507 euros per sq.m (+6.80%), Elliniko 5110 euros per sq.m (+47.10%), Glyfada 4546 euros per sq.m (+12.20%), Vari 4390 euros per sq.m (+3.30%), Alimos 4131 euros per sq.m (+7.90%), Vrilissia 3961 euros per sq.m (+25.60%), Argyroupoli 3604 euros per sq.m (33.10 %), Paleo Faliro 3576 euros per sq.m (+5.50%), Kifissia 3509 euros per sq.m (+6.50%), Moschato 3389 (+15%), Ag. Paraskevi 3356 euros per sq.m (+4.80%), Nea Erythrea 3334 euros per sq.m (+8.50%), Saronida 3309 euros per sq.m (+20%), Melissia 3305 euros per sq.m. m (+12%), Chalandri 3269 euros per sq.m (+7%), Marousi 3235 euros per sq.m (+7.30%) Gerakas 3214 euros per sq.m (+5.40%), Kalivia Thorikou 3127 euro per sq.m (+4.40%), Porto Rafti 2999 euro per sq.m (+12%), Piraeus 2910 euro per sq.m (+44.9%), Cholargos 2905 euro per sq.m (+ 1.80%), Ag. Dimitrios Attica 2900 euros per sqm (12%).
More accessible
The following are the areas: Ilioupoli 2861 euros per sqm, Nea Smyrni 2841 euros per sqm, Pallini 2834 euros per sqm, Dafni Attica 2825 euros per sqm, Heraklion, Attica 2724 euros per sqm, Kallithea 2689 euros per sqm, Kaisariani 2661 euros per sqm, Byron 2503 euros per sqm, Zografou 2474 euros per sqm, Metamorfosi 2454 euros per sqm, Nea Ionia 2452 euros per sqm, Koropi 2283 euros per sqm, Galatsi 2262 euros per sqm, Petroupoli 2209 euros per sqm, Aegaleo 2159 euros per sqm, Haidari 2150, euro per sq.m., Ilion 2112 euro per sq.m., Peristeri 2093 euro per sq.m. Keratsini 1982 euro per sq.m., Nikaia 1926 euro per sq.m., Artemis 1913 euro per sq.m., Korydallos 1894 euro per sq.m. (29.80% increase) Acharnes 1710 euro per sq.m
In Thessaloniki, the average selling price for apartments up to 80 m2 is 2381 euros per m2, showing a 10% increase compared to last year. In Patras the average selling price is 1615 euros per sq.m (increase of 28.30%_ and in Heraklion, Crete at 2076 euros per sq.m showing an increase of 7.40%